Imitation Gun Charges After Man Assaulted In Market Harborough

A man and woman have appeared in Court accused of possessing imitation guns after an assault in Market Harborough.

Police were called to a property on Farndon Road last Tuesday evening after a man sustained cuts and bruises.

Jonathan Hickinbottom, 26, of Marmion Close, Market Harborough and Emily Brightwell, 29, of Welland Park Road, Market Harborough, are both charged with possession of an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence, assault causing actual bodily harm, making threats to kill and possessing a knife in a public place.

Both have appeared at Leicester Magistrates – Hickinbottom, who has also been charged with assaulting a man and an emergency worker in High Street, Market Harborough last November and drugs possession, has been remanded in custody until he appears at Leicester Crown Court.

Brightwell, who has also been charged with theft of a mobile phone, in relation to another matter, has been released on bail ahead of her appearance.